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Members Update - 28th March 2008
The original submission for One Council set out the ambition for the project as
“Creating stronger and more sustainable communities in Wiltshire”. This is still the single aim that underpins our move to Wiltshire Council.
In order to deliver this we need to achieve three goals:
- High quality, low cost, customer focussed services
- Local, open, honest decision making
- Working together to support Wiltshire’s communities
and to achieve these goals the new council will need to focus on three qualities:
- One Council, one culture
- Innovative
- A great place to work
The aim, goals and characteristics of the new council need to be shared internally and externally as they will form the basis of all that we do. It is vitally important that we all spread the same message and that we work to deliver on our promises.
George Batten
Transition Programme Director
Boundary Review
Following meetings of the Boundary Review Working Party on 17 and 18 March, copies of the proposed electoral divisions have been sent out to all town, parish and district councils for formal consultation.
Timeline for Consultation
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Send your comments to |
Details |
Deadline |
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County Council |
To influence the proposals before the Boundary Review Working Party recommends them to the County Council |
3rd April 2008 |
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County Council |
These will then inform the County Council’s discussion on 18th April when it meets to discuss its submission to the Boundary Committee. |
17th April 2008 |
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Boundary Committee |
You can also write to the Boundary Committee directly |
21st April 2008 |
The formal consultation documents can also be accessed via the Towards One Council Website.
If you have any queries please contact johnquinton@wiltshire.gov.uk 01225 713054
Members Seminars
Dates for your diaries – the following seminars are taking place during April
- Early April - Local Area Agreements – date/details to be advised
- April 24 - Spatial Planning and Development Control Devizes Town Hall 6.30pm
Workstream news...
Business Management Programme (BMP)
The Business Management Programme (BMP) team are about to deliver some launch events so that staff are much more informed about the programme. A seminar for Members will be organised within the monthly seminar programme and details will be notified to Members as soon as possible.
Resources Workstream
The Board met on 10 March to review progress and project initiation documents. Service area lead officers have been asked to complete baseline data, with information about current staffing levels, costs and budgets, by the end of March. Identification of service areas that may move towards a single structure before April 2009 is also being finalised.
Frontline Services Workstream (FLS)
The team are currently working to review potential governance arrangements for development control. They are also working alongside the Community Leadership & Governance workstream to identify how frontline services can be designed to fit with the area board governance model. Task groups have been set up to review planning (development control and spatial awareness) over a ten week period. A planning seminar is scheduled for Members on 24 April, to consider progress and outcomes.
Graham Wilson, Assistant to the Deputy Chief Executive atNorth Wiltshire District Council has recently been appointed as workstream manager.
Community Leadership and Governance (CL&G)
Interviews for up to ten project managers and a team leader will be carried out next week. This team will be responsible for delivering the Community Board development phase of this project.
Customer Focus
Key principles have been agreed for the customer focus/access to services strategy and a model for access to services has been agreed. A final report focussing on how the strategy will be implemented is due in May 2008.
Contact Details
By Post
Programme Office,
Wiltshire County Council
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN
By Email
By Telephone
01225 713017
Notes:This is a communication from the Towards One Council Joint Implementation Team on behalf of Kennet District Council, North Wiltshire District Council, Salisbury District Council, West Wiltshire District Council and Wiltshire County Council. Minutes of the Towards One Council Joint Implementation Team are available on the extranet or by contacting us at the Programme Office.
